Clever Tool Storage: Drill Bits and Other Pointy Tools

Try this quick, simple solution to workbench clutter

Organize and store all those small shop tools and accessories that clutter your workbench in a chunk of foam insulation. It'll hold drill bits, router bits, screwdriver bits and a host of other little things and keep them close at hand.

By the DIY experts of The Family Handyman Magazine:December / January 2008

Assemble a pointy-tool pincushion

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Foam wall storage

Glue 1-1/2-in. foam on 1/2-in. plywood to make this useful storage unit.

To make this pointy-tool pincushion, just glue the foam to 1/2-in.
plywood sized an inch wider than the foam. Be sure to use foam-compatible
adhesive (PL 500 is one). Then press the foam into place and let
it dry for a few hours. Punch holes for the accessories by rotating a
small-diameter Phillips screwdriver or an awl at a slight angle into the
foam. The tools will widen the holes to fit as you push them in. Screw
the plywood to a shop wall over your workbench and load it up!

Thanks to Gary Weaver for this idea.

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